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Burglary
Masked intruder scares students in apartment
By Erick r. Schmidt
Ryan White said word of a ski-
masked intruder in his apartment
complex spread quickly.
People were all saying, Did you
hear what happened? Did you hear
what happened? White, Dallas
senior, said. Everyone has heard
what happened.
White lives at The Hawker, 1011
Missouri St., where a man entered
the apartment of four female stu-
dents at 3 a.m. Saturday, wearing a
ski mask and holding a handgun.
Police said the man woke the vic-
tims one at a time and demanded
their wallets and purses. When the
victims told the man to enter a room
in the apartment, they locked them-
selves in another room and called
police.
The man left before police arrived.
Investigators had not determined
whether anything was stolen from
the property.
Jessie Berkenfield, Chicago senior
who lives at The Hawker, said every-
one at the complex was talking about
the burglary.
Yeah, Im scared now,
Berkenfield said. Im sure to lock
my door anytime I leave.
Berkenfield said after a day of
panic, things had returned mostly
to normal.
In the back of my mind, Im
thinking about it, she said.
One resident who lives in the
building that was burglarized and
asked not to be named, said she
always felt safe in the complex.
I think its a one-time thing,
she said.
Jessica Stewart is a property man-
ager at Tuckaway Management, the
firm that owns The Hawker. Stewart
said no new information was avail-
able from the police department,
and that she hadnt seen the police
report.
From what Ive heard, the apart-
ment was not locked, Stewart said.
It wasnt an issue of breaking the
door in.
Stewart said all of The Hawkers
apartments were wired with secu-
rity systems that the residents could
activate for a fee. Police urged all
residents to take precautions to
ensure their safety, and to call the
police department at 832-7509 for
non-emergency situations or 911 for
emergency situations.
kansan staf writer Erick r.
Schmidt can be contacted at
eschmidt@kansan.com.
Edited by Darla Slipke
By kylE cArtEr
The Athletics Department is seeking legal
action to stop downtown business Joe-
College.com from printing shirts that ref-
erence the University of Kansas.
Associate Athletics Director
Jim Marchiony said the Athletics
Department especially took issue with
the Muck Fizzou slogan and a shirt
that said KU Swim Team and pic-
tured a sperm cell swimming.
Many of the shirts attach
themselves to the University and
are in poor taste, he said.
The University cited trade-
mark infringement as the
basis for the lawsuit.
Trademarks are words,
symbols or phrases intended
to distinguish one companys
products from another. None of the
shirts in the store use specific marks protected
by the University, such as the Jayhawk, but that
doesnt guarantee that they dont violate trade-
mark law.
Trade dress, which refers to identifying fea-
tures that a consumer may associate with a
particular company and become confused, can
also be protected. In this case, that may refer to
the blue color of many of the shirts in the store
and their slogans that reference Kansas Athletics
in some way.
Joe-College.com owner Larry Sinks comment-
ed through his attorney, Bill Skepnek. Skepnek
said his clients shirts do reference the University
but that consumers did not confuse them with
officially licensed products.
Trademark law is not intended to protect a
fool, he said. Its intended to protect a reason-
able person.
Sinks graduated from Lawrence High School
in 1981 and began printing shirts soon after. He
posted a disclaimer on his Web site and inside
his store stating his products are unlicensed to
prevent customers from being confused.
We believe that KU is misusing the trademark
law in an attempt to monopolize the right to use
NoN-reveNue sports
amanda Sellers/KaNSaN
Players on the basketball teamwear Adidas shoes and athletic socks.
By kylE cArtEr
Non-revenue sports have been
the biggest winners in the Athletic
Departments eight-year, $26.67 mil-
lion sponsorship deal with Adidas.
The contract began in fall 2005
when the previous deal with Nike
ran out. Nike only sponsored mens
basketball and football. Other sports
bought shoes and apparel for ath-
letes using money from a budget that
also had to cover travel, coaching
salaries, equipment and other items.
Junior distance runner Paul
Hefferon said the change benefitted
the track and cross country teams.
We used to use the shorts from
last years uniform for training, he
said.
During his freshman year while
the Nike contract was in effect,
Hefferon said he bought his own
clothes to train in. Now, he said he
had everything he could need for
practice.
Senior womens golfer Chelsey
Pryor said her team appreciated
the change, as well. She said that
before, her team had enough to get
by but nothing fancy. Now, theyre
equipped with two sets of rain gear,
for both warm and cool weather,
multiple golf shirts, fleece, vests,
jackets, T-shirts and socks.
They also get three pairs of
golf shoes, compared with the two
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University, shop
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Legal licensing dispute arises
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safety
Contract gives athletic
teams better equipment
Trafc safety commission
questions signs accuracy
copyright iNfriNgemeNt
By mAtt ErickSon
No parents wait to pick up their
children, no crossing guards carry
stop signs and few children cross
the street who arent old enough
to purchase tobacco. But a sign at
the intersection of 15th Street and
Engel Road still shows a mother
and daughter holding hands and
crossing the road, and the speed
limit sign nearby proclaims School
across the top in yellow.
Soon, though, the school zone
signs will likely change to reflect
their campus location.
The city traffic safety commis-
sion recommended Monday night
to change the School speed limit
sign to say pedestrian crossing and
to change the intersection sign to
show a single person crossing the
road.
Robin Smith, Lawrence resident,
brought the issue before the com-
mission. He said the signs were out
of place because the citys other
school zones protected elementary-
age children, not college students.
I dont think the KU students are
really children needing their own
special little crossing up there, he
said.
Smith said he frequently drove by
the signs while he took his grand-
children to school, and the school
zone designation irritated him.
If a school zone is a school zone,
mark it, Smith said.
Changing the sign to a pedes-
trian crossing isnt meant to down-
play the danger of the intersection.
Smith said he knew the intersec-
tion was dangerous, but didnt want
people to be looking for children
walking across the street when there
wouldnt be any.
Dont diminish the existing
school zones, David Woosley, city
transportation and traffic engineer,
said the school zone signs appeared
in 2000. He said several cars had
crashed into pedestrians and bicy-
clists at that corner in the past.
Lea Baker, Merriam senior, lives
in Hashinger Hall and goes through
the intersection often, in her car and
on foot. She said she thought the
intersection was unsafe.
Ive been walking across the
street and seriously had somebodys
car stop, like, six inches from me,
Baker said.
She said she thought motorists
speed along 15th Street didnt mat-
ter as long as they kept control over
their vehicles.
The sign changes on 15th Street
will now go to the city commission
for approval.
kansan staf writer matt Erickson
can be contacted at merickson@
kansan.com.
Edited by Sharla Shivers
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one Lawrence resident believes the school crossing sign at 15th Street and Engel Road needs
to change to better refect the pedestrian trafc the corner handles.
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Education Interview Day will
take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
in the Kansas Union.
The 10th Circuit Court of Ap-
peals will hold session at 9 a.m.
at Room 201 in Green Hall.
The AAUP Book, Jacket, and
Journal Show will be held all
day at 2502 Westbrooke Circle
on West Campus.
Nadia Kardash and Svet-
lana Deplazes will present the
Brownbag Discussion lecture
Belarus: Transition, Indepen-
dence, and Challenges at noon
at Room 318 in Bailey Hall.
Maria Elena Buszek will pres-
ent a Gender seminar at 3:30
p.m. at the Seminar Room in
Hall Center.
Jie Han will present the lec-
ture China: The Worlds Largest
Construction Site at 4 p.m. at
the Kansas Room in the Kansas
Union.
The flm Darwins Night-
mare will be presented with
commentary by Mona Mwaka-
linga at 7 p.m. at Room 3139 in
Wescoe Hall.
The play The Maids by Jean
Genet will be performed at 7:30
p.m. at Stage Too! in Murphy
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Springtime is fast approach-

ing and warmer temperatures
have brought students out of win-
ter hibernation. For many, rising
temperatures mean spending more
time outdoors. Games of Frisbee,
football, and catch are valid ways
to spend more time in the sun, but
taking your studies outside is also
an option. Wescoe Beach is often
the arena for outdoor studies, but
thereisanotheroptionjustdownthe
road.
MemorialDriveprovidesanum-
berofplacestostudy.Thisboulevard
features World War II Memorial
Campanile, as well as the Korean
andVietnamWarmemorials.There
arebenchesalongsideeachmemorial
thatallowforquietstudies,whether
reading,writingorreviewing.
The Korean War Memorial site
contains a stimulating sculpture
andinformationontheKoreanWar
and the University of Kansas fallen
soldiers. Potters Lake, surrounding
landscape, Memorial Stadium, and
the Chi Omega fountain are visible
fromthissite.TheVietnammemori-
alnearbyhonorsthetheUniversitys
soldiers sacrifices during the war.
It is an excellent place for reflec-
tion and clear thoughts. There are
benchesthatencircletheCampanile,
whichissurroundedbysereneland-
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throughitunlessyouwanttobehere
forafewextrayears.
All three sights provide a serene
place to study. Also, they allow
for learning outside of textbooks.
Instead of taking a Facebook study
break, one can look over the names
of fallen soldiers, learn about the
Korean War and listen to the chim-
ingoftheCampanile.
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in Iraq may soon be getting a
deer-ly beloved taste of home.
A Veterans of Foreign Wars
post here is sending venison
jerky donated by hunters.
Mark Wagemann, command-
er of VFW Post No. 762, said he
got the idea for Jerky Worth
Fighting For from a magazine
article.
It is mathematically
possible during this years
postseason for KU to overtake
North Carolina as a second-
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By Brian lewis-jones
Visitors to a traveling book exhib-
it on display at the University Press
of Kansas can peruse 84 award-win-
ning publication designs printed in
2005 and judged last year.
The Association of American
University Presses Book, Jacket
and Journal Show doesnt high-
light words on the page. Instead, it
focuses on the typography, design
and layout of the books covers
and interiors, said Sara Henderson
White, assistant to the director at
the University Press of Kansas.
Jurors at the AAUP in New York
looked at more than 650 submitted
books, jackets, covers and journals
in late winter of last year. White said
the exhibit, on display until March
15 at 2502 Westbrooke Circle on
West Campus, would show that
books arent on their way out the
feel, layout, art and overall creativity
of a book sets it apart from other
sources of reading.
The way your eye looks at it
and relates it to the subject mat-
ter is totally different from online,
White said.
Karl Janssen, advertising coor-
dinator and marketing designer
for the University Press of Kansas,
located near Bob Billings Parkway
and Crestline Drive, said the books
on display helped provide new ideas
for designing.
Theyre excellent, some really
beautiful stuff from a design stand-
point, he said.
Janssen is the only designer for
the University Press of Kansas. He
says at times, hes working on a
dozen projects at once, compiling
photos, choosing typefaces and
selecting colors.
The books and jackets in the
exhibit were published in 2005 by
127 member presses of the AAUP,
including Duke, Yale, Pennsylvania
State University and Oxford. The
University of Kansas is a member of
the group, but was not selected for
this years exhibit.
The University Press of Kansas
publishes about 55 publications per
year from six universities in Kansas.
Publications are typically in fields of
political science, American studies
and environmental history.
Subramanian Natarajan, a retired
banker from India studying to be an
accountant, flipped through several
of the books at the display. He said
the book designs allowed him to
appreciate art through the medium.
Each one is so beautifully
designed, he said. This is some-
thing really creative and original.
Some students know the tedious
nature of book design.
Scott Starrett, Overland Park
senior, is in his fourth semester
helping to design Kiosk, a student-
run art and literature book pub-
lished twice per year. He said an
essential part of designing the book
is coming up with a new concept to
help set it apart.
It usually just takes an idea, and
you grow from it, Starrett said.
Kansan staf writer Brian lewis-
jones can be contacted at
bljones@kansan.com.
Edited by Joe Caponio
By allie wilmes
A small fishing village in Kenya
is receiving help from Kyli Maddox,
Overland Park junior.
Maddoxs efforts are part of the
Womens Institute for Secondary
Education and Research Project
(WISER) with Duke University.
Maddox hopes to raise $10,000 for
the project that
will become
the first model
girls secondary
boarding school
and research cen-
ter for women
in Muhuru Bay,
Kenya.
Maddox is
currently work-
ing on planning
several fundrais-
ers. So far, fund-
raising plans include a Bunny Hop
with the greek community, a 5K walk
with the Lawrence community, and a
concession stand with one of the
Overland Park Price Choppers and
high school students of Overland
Park.
Im just doing everything I can
to raise as much money as I can,
Maddox said.
Maddox was first inspired for this
project while working for Mother
Teresas Sisters of Charity in Calcutta,
India, last summer.
It was in India that Maddox first
met Andrew Cunningham, co-
founder of WISER. Maddox and
Cunningham immediately knew
they had one thing in common: a
desire to help people in Africa.
According to the Joint United
Nations Program on HIV and AIDS,
Muhuru Bay, Kenya has the highest
percentage of HIV infected people
in the country.
According to the Human Rights
Watch, Muhuru Bay has some of the
lowest rates for girls completion of
secondary education.
In the last 18 years not a single
girl who has completed her second-
ary education in the Muhuru Bay
school district has qualified for col-
lege entrance, Cunningham said in
an e-mail.
He explained that since these
girls arent likely to qualify for col-
lege, many families prefer not to
pay the primary
and secondary
school fees and
instead ensure
their girls place
as a future bride.
W I S E R s
objectives are to
achieve gender
parity in Kenyan
education, cre-
ate educated
and motivated
leaders, foster international collabo-
ration between United States and
Kenyan students, and enrich the
community.
Through the six weeks they spent
together in India and a contin-
ued communication, Maddox and
Cunningham worked together to
prepare Maddox for her work with
WISER.
Boy, wouldnt it be great if you
raised enough money to build a class-
room and have it named after you,
your school, your town, he said.
Maddox is optimistic about her
efforts. She believes this is her chance
to give girls in Muhuru Bay some of
the same opportunities she has. Any
amount of money we can raise will
be good. Anything will help. From
$1,000 to whatever, Maddox said.
Kansan staf writer allie wilmes
can be contacted at editor@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Sharla Shivers
Charity
KU student helps
Kenyan village
Project to raise money for girls school
university press
Exhibit judges books by their covers
provided using money from the
teams budget in the past.
Shoes are particularly important
for distance runners like Hefferon.
His Adidas Boston Classics slap
the pavement thousands of times
during his nearly 90 miles a week
of training. Hefferon wears a pair
of shoes out in about two months.
With Adidas supplying the foot-
wear, hes allotted two pairs at a time
and can trade an old pair out for a
new one at the track office when
he needs to.
Associate Athletics Director Jim
Marchiony said the inclusion of
non-revenue sports was a big rea-
son behind the change from Nike
to Adidas.
Adidas saw the value, more than
the other companies, of outfitting
all of the Kansas teams, he said.
Nike was not as interested in out-
fitting all of the teams.
Marchiony said about half of the
$26.67 million was paid by Adidas
in the form of apparel given to
athletes.
Not everyone jumped on the
Adidas bandwagon at first. Hefferon
said many of the styles preferred by
he and other distance runners on
the team werent available. They
often traded in the shoes at local
shoe stores to get the styles they
wanted. They complained to coach-
es and Adidas responded by provid-
ing what they needed.
Now its not a problem, he said.
Were at a point where we have all
we need.
Pryor said she appreciated the
inclusion of the non-revenue sports
in the contract.
We know football and bas-
ketball make the money, and we
understand that, she said, but the
fact that they did something for
everybody was really nice.
Kansan staf writer Kyle Carter
can be contacted at kcarter@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Sharla Shivers
ContraCt
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these ideas, he said.
Marchiony said unlicensed ven-
dors detracted from sales of licensed
shirts. The Athletics Department
takes 9 percent royalties on sales
of licensed items and some of that
money goes towards athletic schol-
arships.
There are licensees who pay a
fee for the right to use the Kansas
marks and its not fair to them for
others to be circumventing the
rules, he said.
Skepnek said he thinks the
Athletics Department is bothered
most by the content of the shirts.
I think its a huge first amend-
ment issue, he said. With T-shirts,
people want to adopt the message
on the shirt when they put it on.
I think its clear that KU doesnt
like the message and so they want
to stop people from wearing these
shirts, but to do that they have to
stop someone from making them.
University law professor Mike
Kautsch said trademark infringe-
ment lawsuits were common and
often involved professional and
collegiate athletic teams. He said
a lot of evidence would usually be
required to prove that a color was a
distinctive mark protected by trade-
mark law.
In a case like this, the outcome
will depend on the success of the
plaintiff in proving the mark is dis-
tinctive in the way it claims, he
said.
Marchiony said the Athletics
Department itself did not handle
the legal aspects of the trial, but
rather turned the issue over to the
Collegiate Licensing Company to
take action when they felt a product
was trying to associate itself with the
University.
Skepnek said the case would go
to trial in September.
Kansan staf writer Kyle Carter
can be contacted at kcarter@
kansan.com.
Edited by Joe Caponio
lawsuit
(continuEd from 1A)
Boy, wouldnt it be great if you
raised enough money to build
a classroom and have it named
after you, your school, your
town.
andrew cunningham
co-founder of wiSer
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. DNA
evidence may link Lorenzo
Gilyard to a series of murdered
women whose strangled, shoe-
less bodies were found in seclud-
ed spots around the city, a prose-
cutor said Monday as the former
trash company supervisors trial
began.
Gilyard, described by neigh-
bors as mild-mannered and
friendly, Gilyard had been
charged with 13 killings of
women and girls between 1977
and 1993, but six of those charg-
es were dropped Monday, as
expected. Prosecutors, who can
refile those charges later, said the
seven remaining cases were the
strongest and that suppressed
evidence in the other six made
them harder to try.
But if convicted on even one
count of first-degree murder,
Gilyards only possible sentence
would be life in prison with-
out parole. Prosecutors agreed
in January not to seek the death
penalty as long as Gilyards attor-
neys agreed to a trial before a
judge without a jury. His attor-
neys also agreed to give up nearly
all of their clients appeal rights.
In opening arguments
Monday, prosecutor Jim Kanatzar
said crime lab experts would show
Gilyard had sex with the victims
near the time of their deaths.
All the victims have several
things in common: All were found
dead during the same one-and-a-
half-year period, all were left in
secluded or obstructed locations, all
were strangled, all showed signs that
they were involved in a struggle, all
were missing their shoes and all but
one showed distinct signs of sexual
intercourse, he said.
Gilyards attorney, Tom Jacquinot,
noted police at first suspected other
men and pointed out that most of
the victims had a history of taking
rides with strange men as part of
their work as prostitutes.
My client stands before you fac-
ing these accusations telling you
the same thing he told police more
than three years ago: He did not kill
anyone, Jacquinot said.
Gilyard, 56, was jailed in 2004 in
connection with the strangulation of
12 of the victims. Authorities added
the 13th murder charge last year
a 26-year-old woman found dead on
a street in 1989 with a paper towel in
her mouth and strangulation marks
around her neck. That charge was
dropped Monday.
Prosecutors began their case
with the murder of Catherine M.
Barry, 34, the only victim who was
not known to be a prostitute. She
was found in 1986 at an abandoned
public works building, nude and
covered in leaves and debris, with
a nylon stocking around her neck.
The prosecution called Carl Glazier,
a retired Kansas City police officer
who investigated Barrys death, to
testify.
In telephone conversations with
his relatives, Gilyard has consistent-
ly contended he is innocent and
eager to go to trial.
I know I couldnt get convicted of
something I didnt do, Gilyard told
a relative in one call, among more
than 200 minutes of recordings The
Kansas City Star recently obtained
through a Missouri Sunshine Law
request.
Gilyard rarely discussed details
of his case, but in one conversation
he talked about the DNA evidence
that prosecutors say linked him to
the victims. He told a friend his trial
would come down to their scien-
tists against my scientists.
Gilyard had a long history of
scrapes with the law and served time
for crimes including child molesta-
tion. State probation records show
that from January 1969 to June 1974,
he was a suspect in five rape cases,
though he was never convicted.
But Gilyard had been largely off
the police radar in the years before
his April 2004 arrest.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HUTCHINSON Forget about
robbing a bank, pillaging homes for
jewelry or a late-night heist from
the electronics store. Thieves in cen-
tral Kansas are setting their sites
on a yapping, lucrative alternative:
Yorkshire terriers.
Yorkies, the trendy pet of celebri-
ties such as Tara Reid, Britney Spears
and Carmen Electra, can fetch
between $600 and $2,500 each.
Sgt. Thad Pickard with the
Hutchinson Police Department
thinks thats one of the reasons he
has been called to work at least two
Yorkie-nappings in the past several
months. He is also aware of another
case where a missing Yorkie was
found dead.
I dont know whats driving it,
Pickard said. Theyre a nice dog to
have. Theyre small and theyre easy
to care for and theyre an expensive
breed.
The prized pups are missing from
across the country. Families from
Queens, N.Y., to Reno and Lake
Tahoe, Nev., are searching for miss-
ing dogs.
A security video obtained by The
Associated Press last week shows
armed gunmen at a Los Angles-area
apartment shoveling Yorkies into a
plastic garbage bag. On Saturday,
four of the five missing dogs were
recovered when a man turned him-
self for the caper.
Shad Flint came home not long
ago to find his Yorkie missing.
He reported the crime to
Hutchinson police and told detec-
tives that Megan had been chipped
a small device that contains an
electronic serial number was embed-
ded under the dogs skin. That along
with a neighbors detailed descrip-
tion of the suspect helped Flint get
Megan back.
I dont think we would have got-
ten the dog back without the chip,
Pickard said.
Connie Marcotte, of Hutchinson,
nearly became another victim when
she saw a teenage girl trying to lure
her two Yorkies, Bubba and Rocky,
through a gate in the yard.
Marcotte ran outside and the girl
fled, but there was no question what
she was after. Marcotte found a dog
carrier, leash and blanket she had
left behind.
I was furious. I was beside
myself, Marcotte said. I called
my husband and told him to come
home. ... Theyre our babies; both
our children are grown and gone.
I just cant believe someone
would go around taking other peo-
ples pets. If you want a dog, go to
the pound.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The
Kansas City Zoo is offering to
become a haven for frogs and
salamanders that are coming
perilously close to extinction.
Kansas City is one of several
zoos, aquariums and botanical
gardens throughout the country
that will be part of a world-
wide Amphibian Ark, which
seeks to establish captive breed-
ing programs to help endangered
amphibians.
Whats depressing about
amphibians is that this is a world-
wide trend, said Jeff Briggler,
a herpetologist for the Missouri
Department of Conservation. One-
third of them are declining.
Experts say amphibians are
good indicators of ecological health
because they are sensitive to chemi-
cals introduced to the environment
and changes in wetlands, woodlands
and prairies.
Were planning to help, although
were just now getting our frogs in a
row, said Liz Harmon, general cura-
tor for the Kansas City Zoo.
The zoo plans to work with two
species, including crawfish frogs, a
local species listed in Missouri as
vulnerable to becoming threatened
or endangered.
Crawfish frogs are cream colored
with dark spots and grow up to 4
inches long. They live off crayfish
or mice burrows in native prairies,
and the destruction of their habitat
is one reason the species is threat-
ened.
The hope is that this would be
a short-term holding place until
theres a place for these amphibians
to go into the wild, Harmon said.
Green toads of the arid western
plains are among the species native
to Kansas that could be helped by
zoo breeding programs, said Joseph
T. Collins, herpetologist at the
University of Kansas.
Charlie Riedel/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former President Bill Clinton takes of his tie so it could be auctioned to beneft the Kansas Democratic Party after he spoke at the partys convention
inTopeka on Friday. The tie was sold to Phillip G. Rufn for $26,000.
Takin it of for the team
crime
Suspect in serial killings faces
DNA testing, life prison term
Yorkshire terriers targeted by animal kidnappers
wildlife
KC Zoo to help endangered amphibians
peT danger
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Twin size bed for sale. In good condition.
Comes with the metal frame. Best offer
or $100. Call 785-312-0075 for more info.
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Looking for Sunfsh Sailboat, with trailer,
sail, all parts included, email
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Mini fridge for sale, used one year. Good
condition. Will accept best offer. Write to
emdoak@ku.edu
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Winchester superX model 1 12-gauge
semi-auto for sale.Good cond. Paid $400.
Asking $275 frm. Also have 2006 moped
$500. (913)208-3112.
mvanlerb@ku.edu. Hawkchalk #1337.
Compaq Computer tower 15 fat monitor
HP printer/copier/scanner $1,000
Entertainment Center $80
Computer desk $75
Twin hide-a-bed $100
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Fridge w/ freezer for sale, Whirlpool used
2 years. excellent condition w/ glass
shelves. $220 obo, must pick up, Dave at
800-500-5315 hawkchalk.com/1329
27 color television for sale. $75 OBO.
Can deliver if needed. e-mail
mcguirej@ku.edu or call 785-764-2994
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for an Appointment
Going on a Spring Break trip? Relax &
dont worry! I am a KU student who will
go to your house & care for, play w/, &
feed your pet(s) for $8/day. Email for de-
tails: kelseys@ku.edu. Hawkchalk #1295.
Do you have kids and are wanting a night
out just for you? Then im your girl. $8/hr.
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Kiddie Korner Daycare Center and Pre-
school in De Soto now hiring lead teach-
ers. Experience required. 913-583-1350.
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orientation, nationality or disability. Further, the Kansan will not knowingly
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Houses for August 7BR 5BA on Tennes-
see St. $3000/mo; 4BR 2BA for now or
later $1200/mo; Please call 550-6414
2,3,or 4 BR, 3 BA houses. Close to KU.
Great condition. All appliances& W/D
included. Avail Aug 1. 785-841-3849.
For rent in Summer: 4 BR/2BA house at
23rd and Tennesse. Good location, close
to campus. Call 913-530-7211.
3 BR Townhome. Close to KU. W/D. All
appl. $1,000/mo.+ util. Fireplace. No pets
or smokers. Avail. June 1. 515-249-7603
1317 Valley Lane. 1, 2, 3 BR apts.
$610-$940/mo. Washer dryer hookup,
dishwasher and garage. Close to campus.
749-6084.
Studio, 1 BR apts. near KU. Residential
offces near 23rd St. Ideal for KU students
& professors to launch business. 841-
6254
3 BR avail. in 4 BR/2 BA townhome.
Females only. $400/mo.+ 1/4 util. 1 mile
west of KU. Nice community. Cable/net/
phone paid.Call 816-746-5746 or Rachel
@ 785-979-4740.
3 BR 2BA 1 garage. W/D hookup. No
pets or smkr. On KU bus route. 806 New
Jersey. $900/mo. Aug. 1. 550-4148.
Now leasing for fall.
Highpointe Apts.
1,2&3 BR. 785-841-8468.
Now Leasing for 2007! Chase Court Apts.
Free DVD library & Free Breakfast.
Call for details. 785-843-8220.
Parkway Commons Now Leasing
For Fall. 1, 2 & 3 BR. Util. packages
available. 842-3280. 3601 Clinton Pkwy.
Studio apt. in renovated older house,
Avail. Aug. Walk to KU, $415, cats OK
Call Jim and Lois 785-841-1074
Holiday Apts.Now Leasing 1, 2, 3 & 4 BR
apts. for Summer & Fall, nice quiet set-
ting, great foor plans, laundry, pool, DW,
large closets, on KU bus route. Cats
welcome. Call 843-0011
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Hawthorn / Parkway Townhomes.
2 & 3 BR avail. Some with attached
garage & private courtyard. 842-3280.
Hawthorn Houses. 2 & 3 BR avail.
w/ 2-car garage. Burning freplace.
Large living area. 842-3280.
Now Leasing for 2007! Applecrost Apts.
Walking distance to campus.
Call for details.785-843-8220.
Great location. 2 BR apts. Swimming pool.
Fitness facility. On KU bus route. Next to
park. Close to shopping and restaurants.
Reserve now for summer and fall. Edding-
ham Place condominiums. 841-5444.
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Spacious 1, 2, & 3 BRs
Canyon Court Apts.
700 Comet Ln.
785-832-8805
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Coolest apartments in town. 2BR loft
apartments in N. Lawrence located at
642 Locust St. Hardwood foors and all
modern conveniences. $850 per month.
Available Aug 1st. Call 785-550-8499.
Do you like to golf? Located next to
from Alvamar Golf Course. 1,2&3 BR apts.
Taking reservations for summer and fall.
Quail Creek apts. 843-4300.
Avail. now or June: spacious, quiet 1 BR
remodeled like new. CA, balcony. 9th
and Emery. No pets/smoking. $390+util.
841-3192..
4BR 2BA House W/D Must See! Circle
Drive. 1941 Kentucky St. $1300/mo
Aug 1 785-760-0144
3BR/ 2BA apts off Emery close to cam-
pus. W/D inc. Rent $825/mo+ H20, elec &
cable. 785-550-5979 btwn 8am and 8pm.
3 BR 2BA. Off-street parking. Close to
campus. W/D. $750/mo. Patio. Small pets
ok. 785-832-2258.
3 BR apts. in renovated older houses,
walk to KU, avail Aug. cats ok, from $825
Call Jim and Lois 785-841-1074
2 BR apt. in renovated older house.
Avail Aug, wood foors, ceiling fan, CA,
DW, W/D, Off street parking, 1300 block
of Vermont, some pets OK, $750. Call
841-1074.
2 BR August lease available. Next to cam-
pus. Jayhawk Apts. 1130 W 11th $600/mo.
No pets. 785-556-0713
3BR 2BA W/D Lg. Living Space. Walk to
Allen Feild House. 1436 19th Terr.
$1050/mo Aug 1 785-760-0144
1131-35 Ohio 3 BR, 1.5 BA. $875/mo.
Dishwasher and washer/dryer. Close to
Campus. 749-6084.
2 BR 1&1/2 BA Avail. Aug 1st $695/mo.
Fenced yard. Garage. W/D hook-up. CA.
Quiet. No smoking or pets. 1 yr. lease.
3707 Westland Place. 785-550-6812.
1 BR apts. in renovated older houses,
walk to KU, avail. Aug., wood foors, D/W,
cats ok, from $469-$499.
Call Jim and Lois 785-841-1074
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Need to sublease my room for the sum-
mer. $250 a month. 2 other roomates. for
more info email saunders@ku.edu or call
913-486-7569 hawkchalk.com/1334
Roomate needed for 07-08 year. Nice
townhome on 27th and Crestline, $300/
month + util. Call Jamie @ (913)980-1105)
for more details. Hawkchalk #1346.
Roomates needed to share 3BR 2BA
condo with W/D near campus. $290/mo.
+1/3 util. Avail June 1 or Aug 1. 550-4544.
2 rooms open for fall semester and/or
summer in 3 BR/2 BA dplx. Close to KU &
across from Lied Center. $315 per month
+ 1/3rd util. (913)645-2036 or
913-449-9995.
Room avail. NOW. Rent $300 + $35
util./mo. W/in walking dist. to campus.
Lg rm w/ walk-in closet & private bath.
Roommates are very quiet KU Students.
913-488-7238. Hawkchalk #1281.
3 BR apt. available for summer sublease.
1133 Kentucky. $720/mo. Great deal, will
negotiate. 214.718.0585
hawkchalk.com/1301
roommate needed 07/08, 10min to
campus, 5 BR, 3 BA, big kitchen, front/
backyard, 2 car garage, $375/mo, Call
Brandon 913-593-6315
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Roommate needed for 2BD 1BA @ High-
pointe. $375/mo + util. close to campus.
lease until July 31 call if interested
214-789-6262 hawkchalk.com/1311
Roommate wanted. 3BR 2BA house.
$ 450/ month& all major util. included. Off
19th and Haskell.
(913) 271-7412 for details.
Hawkchalk #1309.
2 rooms for rent in a 3BR/2BA house 4
blocks from campus. 9th&Sunset. Util.
incl. House mostly furnished.
816-507-1437. Hawkchalk #1345.
2 BR 2 BA - FREE RENT MARCH.
Subleasing until July, needing someone
ASAP. 19th & Iowa. $680/mo. (normally
runs at $810).
Contact dos_santos_p@yahoo.com
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Needed: 1 Female roomate 4 BR 4BA
$339/mo. + electric. Contact Anna
785-656-0004 avail. immediately!
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SUMMER: 1 BR 1 BA in June-July. Near
19th & Ousdahl. Easy walk to campus.
$495/mo. ALL UTIL. INCLUDED. Call
316.516.0350 or e-mail lkeith@ku.edu.
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NatioN
6a tuesday, march 6, 2007
By JOHN GEROME
AssOciAtEd PREss
NASHVILLE, Tenn. George
Strait led the nominees announced
Monday for the Academy of Country
Music Awards with eight nomina-
tions, including entertainer of the
year and top male vocalist.
Vocal duo Brooks & Dunn got
seven nominations and Rascal Flatts
earned six.
Nominees were introduced by
Kenny Chesney the reigning
ACM entertainer of the year and
the duo Sugarland. The announce-
ment was made at the Country
Music Hall of Fame and aired live
on CBS The Early Show.
Whenever you get nominated,
its a reflection of a lot of peoples
hard work, said Chesney, who is
nominated again for entertainer of
the year as well as male vocalist.
Carrie Underwood received five
nominations and Big & Rich got
four.
I feel like Im still in a dream, said
Underwood, the former American
Idol champ whose debut album,
Some Hearts, has sold 5 million
copies. My life has been such a
whirlwind in the past two years, so
please dont wake me up.
The 42nd Annual Academy of
Country Music Awards will be pre-
sented May 15 in Las Vegas.
Strait, who has previously won 15
ACM awards, also was nominated
as artist and producer for the album
It Just Comes Natural and the
single Give it Away, which also was
nominated for song of the year.
Brooks & Dunn were honored in
the entertainer of the year and the
top vocal duo categories, and their
Hillbilly Deluxe was nominated
for album of the year.
The longer that I survive in
this business the more I appreciate
the fans, and the people within the
business that make it possible for
me to do what I love to do, said
Ronnie Dunn, who also picked up
a solo nomination for vocal event of
the year for I Dont Want to with
Ashley Monroe.
Rascal Flatts nominations include
entertainer of the year, top vocal
group, best album and best single for
What Hurts the Most.
By HOLBROOK MOHR
AssOciAtEd PREss
Four months into his job, a police
officer in Mississippi holds a gun to
the head of an unarmed teenager and
puts him in a chokehold. A rookie
officer in Illinois gets into a car chase
that kills a driver. And a new cam-
pus policeman in Indiana shoots an
unarmed student to death.
Some are blaming these harrow-
ing episodes on what an Associated
Press survey found is a common
practice across the country: At least
30 states let some newly hired local
law enforcement officers hit the
streets with a gun, a badge and little
or no training.
These states allow a certain grace
period six months or a year in
most cases, two years in Mississippi
and Wisconsin before rookies
must be sent to a police academy.
In many cases, these recruits are
supposed to be supervised by a full-
fledged officer, but that does not
always happen.
The risks, some say, are high.
You wouldnt want a brain sur-
geon who isnt properly trained.
Someone shouldnt be out there car-
rying a badge and a gun unless they
are qualified to be out there, said
Jeremy Spratt, program manager of
the Missouri Peace Officer Standards
and Training Program.
No one seems to know how many
untrained recruits are on the streets.
But the practice appears to be most
common among small-town police
forces and sheriff s departments.
Many police chiefs interviewed
for this story said that for years, they
have used less-than-fully-trained
officers without problems, and they
strongly defended the practice for
reasons of money and manpower.
It allows departments to put new
hires on the streets right away, with-
out waiting for them to go through
police academy training, which
is usually a full-time, weeks- or
months-long exercise during which
the officer is not on duty but still on
the payroll. In some places, there are
waiting lists to get into the academy.
Also, some police forces see the
grace period as a tryout, during
which the department can decide
whether the officer is going to work
out before it invests thousands of
dollars in police academy training.
(In several states, if a recruit gradu-
ates from the academy, the police
force is reimbursed by the state, but
not if the officer fails to finish.)
It lets the officer work for
the department for an amount
of time to make sure thats what
they want to do and make sure
thats the right person for the
job, said Batesville, Miss., Police
Chief Gerald Legge. We get some
people that work a few weeks and
say, `This isnt what it was like on
TV and this is not for me.
Some states Arizona,
Cal i forni a, Col orado,
Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Texas, Utah, Vermont and
Wyoming require training
before officers are put on the
force. Elsewhere, the rules are
different.
By BRiAN BERGstEiN
AssOciAtEd PREss
BOSTON A new study that
estimates how much digital informa-
tion the world is generating (hint:
a lot) finds that for the first time,
theres not enough storage space to
hold it all. Good thing we delete
some stuff.
The report, assembled by the tech-
nology research firm IDC, sought to
account for all the ones and zeros
that make up photos, videos, e-
mails, Web pages, instant messages,
phone calls and other digital content
zipping around. The researchers also
assumed that on average, each digital
file gets replicated three times.
Add it all up and IDC determined
that the world generated 161 billion
gigabytes 161 exabytes of digi-
tal information last year.
Oh, the equivalents! Thats like
12 stacks of books that each reach
from the Earth to the sun. Or you
might think of it as 3 million times
the information in all the books ever
written, according to IDC. Youd
need more than 2 billion of the most
capacious iPods on the market to get
161 exabytes.
The previous best estimate came
from researchers at the University of
California, Berkeley, who totaled the
globes information production at 5
exabytes in 2003.
Still, even the 2003 figure of 5
exabytes is enormous 37,000
Libraries of Congress.
ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO
Ofcials look over the scene in Sparta, Ill., in 2004, where 58-year-old Janice Cole died when a police SUV driven by Sparta Police Ofcer Misty McPherson slammed into Coles car during a chase.
law enforcement
Many recruits not immediately trained
country music
Strait nominated
for eight awards
Study tries to measure size
of worldwide digital content
exabytes
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white: the protests that will recognize the
fourth anniversary of the iraq war represent
an annoying, outdated means of expression.
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celed on Friday, so everyone can
watch the ku game.
n
Lawrence should boycott span-
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we give those people, the more
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n
my girlfriends and i partied like
rock stars with the osu mens
rugby team, and we got totally
wasted, and they still beat ku
today.
n
i just decided that im going to
vote for the coalition that uses
the most square-feet of chalk on
wescoe beach.
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sitting in your room and making
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Members of the news media,
even those of us toiling in the most
humble of venues, are often accused
of highlighting the exclusively bad
news emerging from the war in Iraq.
While it may be true that the bloodi-
est battles get the most ink, lets
also acknowledge that those battles
are bigger stories and events than
the rebuilding of various compo-
nents of Iraqi infrastructure. It is
unfortunate, but also sadly true, that
American deaths garner the most
press attention in the faraway war,
while positive news goes overlooked
or ignored.
Lets take time, then, to recog-
nize two important positive devel-
opments in the war. In the last two
weeks, Iraq has seen major progress
in two areas. First, the three major
ethnic and religious groups in the
fledgling nation agreed in principle
to a revenue-sharing accord with
regard to Iraqs vast oil deposits.
Second, the U.S. and Britain indicat-
ed that they are willing to engage in
regional diplomatic talks with Iran
and Syria, two heretofore blacklisted
nations.
These two undisputed steps for-
ward are quite significant. The pre-
liminary power-sharing between the
three groups in Iraqs new govern-
ment has been a tumultuous, and
a great deal of the obstruction has
stemmed from oil revenue disputes.
If the Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds
can find a way to agree in total-
ity on a plan to peacefully divide
oil wealth, it will mark an unprec-
edented breakthrough in the rocky
relations between those groups.
Similarly, the American and
British acknowledgement, however
resigned it may be, that seeking
regional cooperation and stability
with two Middle East powers is of
vital importance is encouraging. The
evidence of Irans meddling in Iraq,
hyped or otherwise, is troubling
and must be addressed. Iran and
Syria, despite their radical and lofty
rhetoric, have a vested interest in
maintaining a stable Iraq. If the U.S.
and Britain are prepared to at least
concede their relevance in this case,
the future of the Middle East looks
brighter indeed.
No one will be mistaking Iraq for
a placid locale anytime soon. The
country remains a horrific place,
fraught with peril for American sol-
diers and Iraqi citizens alike. But
before we sound the drumbeat of
cynicism once again in our report-
ing, let us recognize that progress
is being made. Someday, we can
hope, the cradle of civilization at the
banks of the Tigris and Euphrates
will flourish once again, and the
American presence will be but a
distant memory. Until that point, we
wish the best for all those working
for peace and stability.
McKay Stangler for the edito-
rial board.
cOmmentary
Grant Snider/KAnSAn
Recently the wire has been
abuzz with activity concerning the
upcoming fourth anniversary of the
invasion of Iraq, mostly about the
numerous and large protests that
will recognize this event. People
have scheduled and organized
gatherings and marches in major
cities across the nation, our very
own Lawrence included. As you
read this, I am sure the countless
malcontents are formulating their
witty, rhyming
slogans. But,
frankly, I doubt
the effective-
ness of these
measures, and
for two rea-
sons.
The first
is that the American politicians are
already aware of the widespread
discontent Americans feel about
the conflict. I mean, its probably
one of the biggest explanations
for the recent shift in both the
Congress and state governerships.
And a pulsing throng chanting
outside peoples offices just reiter-
ates this. It is redundant, and at
best a nuisance. It will likely be
viewed as the equivalent of having
millions of 8-year-olds screaming
Are we there yet? from the back
seat of our fine nation.
The sec-
ond reason is that
it is just frightfully
clich. People have
been gathering,
picketing, and yell-
ing in unison for
decades now. Its
kind of old hat.
This means of expressing dissent-
ing opinions has had its time and
place, and has now outlived its
usefulness.
It seems that most causes
have almost had an intrinsic
means of expressing themselves.
Gandhi and his fight for Indian
independence had hunger strikes,
the American civil rights move-
ment had long walks, and bringing
back old Coke had apathy-driven
boycotts. These particular forms
of protest are almost associated
with their original purposes, and
at worst just cheapen their original
uses.
This is why it would be
most effective for this particular
movement to develop its own,
new means of portraying itself to
the people and policy makers of
America and the world. I think
the contemporary satire of The
Daily Show and Colbert Report
has done a wonderful job of bring-
ing social and political awareness
to the public, so they might be
on to something. But it will take
something original, and someone
really intelligent, to take it the step
further. And whoever it is, I wish
them the best of luck in overcom-
ing the traditional connotation of
the heathen hippy currently asso-
ciated with the anti-war move-
ment.
White is a River City, Iowa, soph-
omore in journalism and Japa-
nese.
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right to omit comments. Slanderous
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printed.
The lack of professionalism and
discretion shown here by numerous
members of the Kansan disappoints
us severely.
As American citizens we would
never challenge the right to freedom
of speech, but we will challenge the
acts of those who are with prejudice
and in need of humanizing. We
hold it our responsibility, not only
as Jews, but as human beings, to
bring tolerance and culpability to
those who confuse ignorance with
humor.
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Free for All comment
spreads intolerance
It is just frightfully clich. People
have been gathering, picket-
ing and yelling in unison for
decades now. Its kind of old hat.
New times call for new ways to express discontent
InternatIonal 8a tuesday, march 6, 2007
By TOBy ANDERSON
ASSOciATED PRESS
LONDON European and
Asian markets fell again Monday,
extending their slide into a second
week as investors worried about
a possible global slowdown and
dumped stocks that had surged in
recent weeks. U.S. stocks fell after
trying to steady themselves.
Britains benchmark FTSE 100
fell 0.94 percent, while Frances CAC
40 slid 0.73 percent and Germanys
DAX dropped 1.041 percent after
declines in Tokyo and other Asian
markets.
The fact that the FTSE closed
Fridays session virtually unchanged
may have left some thinking that the
recent slide in equity markets may
be at an end, but triple-digit losses
on the Dow ahead of the week-
end break have taken their toll on
Asian markets, said Matt Buckland,
a trader at CMC Markets.
Also sparking jitters was the yens
jump to a three-month high against
the dollar as investors reversed so-
called yen-carry trades. A decline in
this trading practice, which involves
borrowing money at Japans ultra-
low interest rates to invest in higher-
yielding assets elsewhere, could hurt
global liquidity.
U.S. markets fluctuated as inves-
tors tried to size up where the mar-
ket was headed. The Dow Jones
industrial average traded in a 150-
point range before closing near its
session lows, falling 63.69, or 0.53
percent, to 12,050.41.
Major Latin American markets
all extended their recent downturn.
In Brazil, Sao Paulos Bovespa index
finished down 2.8 percent, Mexico
Citys IPC index shed 2.0 percent
and the IPSA index in Santiago,
Chile ended 1.1 percent lower. In
Buenos Aires, Argentina, the bench-
mark Merval index gave back 3.0
percent.
Tokyos Nikkei 225 index fell for a
fifth day, tumbling 575.68 points, or
3.34 percent, to 16,642.25 points.
By BRiAN MURPHy
ASSOciATED PRESS
BAGHDAD, Iraq A suicide
car bomber turned a venerable book
market into a deadly inferno and
gunmen targeted Shiite pilgrims
Monday as suspected Sunni insur-
gents brought major bloodshed back
into the lap of their main Shiite
rivals. At least 38 people died in the
blast and seven pilgrims were killed.
The violence after a relative
three-day lull in Baghdad was
seen as another salvo in the Sunni
extremist cam-
paign to pro-
voke a sectar-
ian civil war
that could tear
apart the Shiite-
led govern-
ment and erase
Wa s hi ng t ons
plans for Iraq.
The Shiite
Mahdi Army
militia has so far
resisted full-scale retaliation through
a combination of self-interest and
intense government pressure. But
the militias leader, the radical cleric
Muqtada al-Sadr, is now being cor-
nered in new ways that have put him
on the defensive.
An expected Cabinet reshuf-
fle could take a serious bite out
of al-Sadrs voice in government
a move strongly encouraged by
Washington.
Al-Sadr also opened the door for
U.S. and Iraqi troops to enter the
Mahdi stronghold of Sadr City in
Baghdad under a painstaking deal
with authorities but his loyalists
are still being hunted outside the
capital.
Al-Sadr and his forces could be
feeling under siege, said Alireza
No u r i z a d e h ,
chief researcher
at the London-
based Center
for Arab-Iranian
Studies. That
makes them less
predictable. That
means they are
more danger-
ous.
One possible
sign of brewing
troubles was 30 bullet-ridden bod-
ies found across Baghdad. Many of
those killings are blamed on Shiite
death squads, and Mondays figure
was the highest in weeks.
And the Sunni extremists keep
pressing.
The suicide bombing tore through
booksellers and other stores on nar-
row Mutanabi Street, a mostly Shiite-
run commercial area in Baghdads
historical heart along the Tigris
River.
Within seconds, flames engulfed
open-air stalls and shops brim-
ming with books and magazines.
Gas-powered generators needed
because of frequent power cuts
exploded one by one.
Bloodstained pages that escaped
the fire were carried away in a wind-
whipped pillar of black smoke.
Firefighters had to spray huge
arches of water from blocks away
because their trucks were too
large for the warren of lanes in old
Baghdad. At least 38 people died and
105 were injured, said Raad Jabar, a
Health Ministry official.
But the final casualty count may
not be clear until Tuesday. Fire crews
still battled the blazes more than
12 hours after the attack, said civil
defense Maj. Gen. Abdul Rasoul al-
Zaidi.
Papers from the book market
were floating through the air like
leaflets dropped from a plane, said
Naeem al-Daraji, a Health Ministry
worker.
ASSOciATED PRESS
MOSCOW A military cor-
respondent for Russias top busi-
ness daily died after falling from
a fifth-story window, and some
media speculated Monday that
he might have been killed for his
critical reporting.
Ivan Safronov, the military
affairs writer for Kommersant,
died Friday in the fall from a
window in the stairwell of his
apartment building in Moscow,
according to officials. His body
was found by neighbors shortly
afterward.
Safronov, who had served
as a colonel in the Russian
Space Forces before joining
Kommersant in 1997, frequent-
ly angered authorities with his
critical reporting and was repeat-
edly questioned by the Federal
Security Service, the main KGB
successor agency, which sus-
pected him of divulging state
secrets. No charges were ever
filed because Safronov was able
to prove his reports were based
on open sources, Kommersant
said.
With prosecutors investigat-
ing the death, Kommersant and
other media suggested foul play.
The suicide theory has
become dominant in the inves-
tigation, but all those who knew
Ivan Safronov categorically reject
it, Kommersant wrote in an arti-
cle Monday.
According to the newspa-
per, the 51-year-olds hat was
found on the landing between
the fourth and fifth floors, along
with a spilled bag of oranges.
His apartment was on the third
floor.
The paper cited neighbors and
other residents of the building as
hearing nothing unusual at the
time of the incident, around 4
p.m. Friday.
Safronovs colleagues and
relatives have described him as a
strong, cheerful person who would
be extremely unlikely to kill himself.
In December, Safronov angered
the authorities when he was the
first to report the third consecutive
launch failure of the new Bulava
intercontinental ballistic missile,
which President Vladimir Putin
had hailed as a basis of the nations
nuclear might for years to come.
Authorities never acknowledged the
launch failure.
For some reason, it is those
journalists who are disliked by the
authorities who die in this country,
the daily Moskovsky Komsomolets
said Monday. Ivan Safronov was one
of those. He knew a lot about the real
situation in the army and the defense
industries and he reported it.
The Moscow prosecutors office
did not respond to repeated calls
for comment about the investigation
into his death, and neighborhood
prosecutors could not immediately
be reached.
In a report that may have been
aimed to quash speculation of foul
play, the ITAR-Tass news agency
quoted an unidentified law enforce-
ment source as saying investigators
had not even any minimal informa-
tion pointing to the possibility of
murder.
Russia is among the most danger-
ous countries for journalists and is
plagued by attacks on reporters who
seek to expose official corruption
and other abuses. The problem was
highlighted by the October killing of
Anna Politkovskaya, an investigative
reporter and a harsh critic of human
rights abuses in Chechnya.
The New York-based Committee
to Protect Journalists said in January
that 44 Russian journalists have been
killed since 1992, making Russia the
third-deadliest country for journal-
ists after Iraq and Algeria during
that time. Thirteen journalists have
been killed in contract-style murders
since Putin took office in 2000, the
group said.
Dado Galdieri/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children protect themselves from heavy rain in the outskirts of Trinidad, Bolivia, Monday. A U.S. cargo plane delivered more than $1.1 million worth of medicine and supplies to Bolivias food-ravaged
eastern lowlands, yet American aid was dwarfed by the $15 million pledge from ideological rival Venezuela.
Help is on the way
Russia
Journalist sufers
suspicious death
economics
World markets continue to fall; Yen stays strong
Suicide bombers destroy Shiite book market
iRaq
Papers from the book market
were foating through the air like
leafets dropped from a plane
Naeem al-Daraji
Health ministry worker

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By MichAEl PhilliPs
The awards keep rolling in for
this years team, and Julian Wright
has been the big winner so far for
the Jayhawks.
The sophomore forward was
named All-Big 12 first team by
both the Big 12 coaches and The
Associated Press. He also was
named the co-Big 12 Player of the
Week.
He changes how teams have to
play us, coach Bill Self said. For
a guy at his size to get 13 rebounds
in a big game, its very valuable.
Its good to see that a guy can do
so many things to impact a game
and it not necessarily be all about
points.
Wright averaged 8.1 rebounds
per game during the season, the
most on the team.
But he can make baskets, too.
He scored a career-high 33 points
against Missouri and 21 points
when the Jayhawks defeated then-
No. 1 Florida in Las Vegas.
The Florida game may have
spoiled us into thinking he should
be doing those things on a consis-
tent basis, Self said. Thats like say-
ing Kevin Durant should be scoring
20 points every 12 minutes.
Wright shared the Big 12 Player
of the Week award with Durant,
a freshman at Texas. Wright was
commended for his defensive work;
he shut down Durant in the sec-
ond half of their game with simple
one-on-one defense a majority of
the time. In addition, he provided
the game-winning defensive play
by blocking a Texas three-pointer
in the final seconds.
Teammate Russell Robinson said
he was impressed by Wrights per-
formance on the boards during that
game.
The most impressive thing to
me about Julian is his rebounding,
he said. Hes a hard worker and a
great player.
When asked about the award,
Wright made sure to acknowledge
his teammates, and said that the
MeNs BasKeTBaLL
Wrights performance
earns him top honors
By cAsE KEEfEr
It wasnt an outstanding prac-
tice, an inspirational meeting
or even a great game that coach
Bonnie Henrickson points out as the
moment she knew Taylor McIntosh
was ready to become an offensive
weapon.
No, Henrickson remembers a
text message after a 78-58 loss to
Nebraska from the junior guard.
It was a text message I got from
her after I told her she did a great
job, she said. It said Coach, Im
trying to be the offensive post
player youve been begging for in
practice.
Despite the 20-point loss, it was
a turning point for the Jayhawks
season. McIntosh scored a then
career-high 16 points against the
Cornhuskers. But more importantly
it opened the gates for McIntosh to
continue improving offensively for
the rest of the season.
Entering the game, she averaged
just over four points per game. Since
the loss at Nebraska, McIntosh is
averaging over nine points per game
entering the Big 12 Conference
Tournament.
The guards used to get stuck and
just throw up a three or try to get it
to Shaq, McIntosh said, But now
with more pressure on her, Im mak-
ing myself more available to help on
offense.
McIntosh has scored in double
figures in five of Kansas last nine
games and has been a key com-
ponent to its improbable four late
season conference wins.
I think she took it to heart when
we were struggling so much to score
inside. Henrickson said.
By being a solid fixture defen-
sively in the paint, McIntosh is one
of only two Jayhawks that have start-
ed every game this season. But she
seldom showed much scoring abil-
ity early in the season, which often
led to lopsided points in the paint
margins.
However, Henrickson never
doubted that McIntosh could become
an efficient scorer and continued to
challenge her. Henrickson noticed
trends in McIntoshs shot that led to
her optimism.
When Taylor struggles offen-
sively, its when she is shooting not
to miss it, Henrickson said, When
she shoots it to make it, she makes
tough shots.
This was best evidenced by
Thursdays win at Missouri. McIntosh
scored a career-high 17 points on 80
percent shooting from the field, con-
necting from many different spots on
the court. The win was extra special
considering when the Tigers came to
Lawrence, McIntosh had one of the
worst games of her season.
Against Missouri at our place,
she played without an ounce of con-
fidence in the paint, shorted every-
thing, and got rejected, Henrickson
said, I told her you are so much
better than that and you owe your-
self and your teammates a lot more
than that.
McIntosh responded in Columbia
and didnt let her flurry of points stop
I
ts March Madness, the most
alliterate month of the year.
But does March really need
the extra adjective? Its spring break
and non-stop, single-elimination
basketball. The best month of the
year doesnt need any more adver-
tising.
My point? Too much emphasis
is placed on March during the
five-month duration of the college
basketball season. This has fans
drooling for bracket projections all
season, but especially now. Its like
the whole world of college basket-
ball wants to know whos in, whos
out and who the No. 1 seeds will be.
So the media gives into the fans
demands and pumps out brack-
etologists by the bakers dozen. By
the way, a bracketologist is some-
one who believes the selection pro-
cess is as an exact science and uses
past trends and numbers to predict
the tournament field. Its almost as
if its a new career. Using bracket
and prediction in a Google search,
nearly one million results turned
up.
Of course in reality, these brack-
etologists dont know what theyre
talking about. If youd really like to
know how a bracket is made, read
one of the articles written after 20
reporters were shown the inside of
the selection committees process
on Feb. 7. Before then, it was unex-
plored territory.
The committee explained how
everything works to the group.
Then the group became the com-
mittee for a day to make a bracket
themselves.
The results of that day debunked
a key myth that bracketologists
still cling to: the importance of the
RPI. ESPNs Andy Katz wrote in
his report on the event: The RPI
was on the screen when teams were
compared, but a teams RPI wasnt
used in any argument that was dis-
cussed among the entire group.
Flaws are a part of the RPI,
which is a computer rating system
based on winning percentage and
strength of schedule. The commit-
tee acknowledges this fact, but the
national experts in the media wont
stop talking about the importance
for a team to have wins against the
RPI top 50.
The selection process is inexact
and unpredictable. My advice is to
just say no to bracketology. The
bracket you see on Selection Sunday
is the only one that matters. What
these self-proclaimed experts say
does not make a difference.
Pat Forde, another ESPN writer
who was among the 20 invited by
the committee, wrote in his article:
NCAA staffers said that when their
five-day selection marathon is done
and theyre driving home, theyll
often hear radio commentators say-
ing things that are so wrong they
can only laugh.
So please, stop listening to these
people and smell the regular season.
Its been pretty special so far.
robinett is an Austin, Texas senior
in journalism.
Edited by Joe Caponio
By TrAvis roBinETT
kansan columnist
@kansan.com
KANSAN File Photo
Julian Wright manuevers around Kevin Durant in Saturdays game against Texas. Wright and
Durant were named co-Big 12 Players of the Week.
See Mens BasketBall
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horN BorN, hawK Bred
Bracket
madness
starts anew
By AlissA BAuEr
After being empty for nearly
an extra month, Kansas Hoglund
Ballpark is booked this week, play-
ing host to four games in four days.
Because of below-freezing tem-
peratures and poor field conditions,
the North Dakota State series was
cancelled earlier this season. To
make up for those games, coach
Ritch Price had to find opponents
to fill the gaps. The Jayhawks (9-
5) face the Tabor Bluejays (5-6)
this afternoon at 4 p.m. after com-
pleting their first doubleheader at
home Sunday. On Wednesday, the
Jayhawks play Baker.
I think the big thing is we need
to get outside, Price said. Take
pre-game BP, take infield/outfield,
play against somebody elses differ-
ent jersey and get the confidence
level up.
The confidence level rose after
completing a two-game sweep
Sunday against Western Illinois.
The Jayhawks out-scored the
Leathernecks 21-8 but committed
seven errors in the doubleheader.
Weve been pretty solid defen-
sively and errors are going to hap-
pen, said junior shortstop Erik
Morrison. Its just a matter of how
we rebound from the errors and
come back and keep ourselves up,
keep focused and keep confident
and make a plus play later on in the
game and redeem yourself.
Morrison was a little shaky defen-
sively, posting two errors in the sec-
ond game against Western Illinois,
but he did plenty of redeeming at
the plate. He enters todays game
smoking hot after a 5-for-8, three
RBI day on Sunday.
Sophomore catcher Buck Afenir
also found his groove at home this
weekend. Afenir belted a home run
in each game, one of which was a
grand slam to put the first game
against the Leathernecks away in
early innings. Like much of the
Players gain confdence during home games
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KANSAN File Photo
Taylor McIntosh puts up a shot against a Missouri defender. Coach Bonnie Henrickson will look to McIntosh to play a key role in todays Big 12
Tournament match-up against Oklahoma State in Oklahoma City, Okla. See McIntosh oN PAge 6B
Freshmen will look to guard for help
today against Oklahoma State
SPorTS SPorTS
sports 2B tuesday, march 6, 2007
What do you think?
by david allen schaeffer
What do you think Will happen to the jayhaWks in
the nCaa tournament?
ali grubbs
Chicago junior
I defnitely think we have a chance
to make it into the FInal Four. All
of the other teams have struggles
and since we beat Texas, I think our
chances are good.
Mark Johnstone
Winfeld junior
With the No. 1 seed, we should
be able to make it to the Sweet
Sixteen, but only time will tell.
Jared goff
leawood sophomore
Im saying the Final Four because
were due. I dont see any other
teams that can beat us.
Pat gaughan
Chicago freshman
I think we will make it to at least
the Final Four. We have been hot
and we are going to carry it over.
by scOTT TOland
The 2007 intramural basketball
tournaments officially began Sunday
and feature 180 mens and womens
teams that have been placed into
seven different brackets. Every team
got to play three pool play games
before the seeding meeting that was
held last Friday night at Alderson
Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
The teams with the best records were
given first choice of when and who
they wished to play through a lot-
tery system, while the less successful
teams were given the later picks.
The mens open recreational tour-
nament includes 55 teams, the most
of any of the seven brackets. Next are
the mens greek tournament, which
features 36 squads, and the co-recre-
ational and mens open competitive
tournaments, which have 33 and 32
teams, respectively. Ten teams are
playing in the womens open tour-
nament, eight are competing in the
mens residential hall tournament,
and six teams have been placed in
the womens greek tournament. Last
Sundays play began with several
play-in games in the bigger brack-
ets.
By winning one of these games,
a team would earn the chance to
play in the second round against
a team that had received a first-
round bye and therefore had been
given exemption from having to play
an extra game. While most teams
that were given the chance opted to
have a first-round bye, other teams
decided to play in the first round,
with hopes of getting to play an extra
game in the tournament.
Damon Lang, Oskaloosa fresh-
man, played on the mens open rec-
reational Team 2 Legit 2 Quit, which
fell 55-45 to Off in the Woods in the
first round of play.
We played pretty well, they were
just bigger than we were, Lang said.
We just couldnt come out with the
win. Overall, playing intramural
basketball was a pretty good experi-
ence.
Most teams were scheduled to
play their first games this week, but
many others have to wait until as late
as March 11 before playing their first
tournament games. As tournament
play continues, teams may be forced
to play games every other day, and
some teams that keep on winning
face the possibility of playing two
games in a single night.
Nearly all of the rules are the
same for the intramural basketball
tournaments, but there are a few
exceptions. Unlike regular season
play, if a game is tied at the end of
regulation, then a two-minute over-
time will be played. Also, any team
receiving two technical fouls during
a game will automatically be forced
to forfeit the game.
The venue for the championship
game of each tournament changes,
and the two top teams in each divi-
sion earn the right to play their final
games in Allen Fieldhouse.
Kansan sportswriter scott Toland
can be contacted at stoland@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Joe Caponio
intraMurals
Basketball tournaments in full swing
athletics calendar
Today
nMens golf at Louisiana
classics, all day, Lafeyette, La.
nbaseball vs. tabor, 4 p.m.
hoglund Ballpark
nWomens basketball vs.
Oklahoma state, 8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma city
WEdNESday
n baseball vs. Baker, 5 p.m.
Hoglund Ballpark
ThurSday
n swimming and diving
at Ncaa championships, all
day, minneapolis, minn.
Friday
ntrack and field at Ncaa
Indoor championships, all
day, Fayetteville, ark.
n swimming and diving
at Ncaa championships, all
day, minneapolis, minn.
nMens basketball vs. tBa,
11:30 a.m. Oklahoma city
n softball vs. drake, 2 p.m.
arrocha Ballpark
nbaseball vs. arkansas, 2:05
p.m. Fayetteville, ark.
nsoftball vs. North dakota
state, 4:15 p.m. arrocha Ball-
park
SaTurday
ntrack and field at Ncaa
Indoor championships, all
day, Fayetteville, ark.
n swimming and diving
at Ncaa championships, all
day, minneapolis, minn.
n tennis vs. Nebraska, 11
a.m. First serve tennis center
n softball vs. New mexico,
11:45 a.m. arrocha Ballpark
n baseball vs. arkansas,
12:05 p.m. Fayetteville, ark.
SuNday
n tennis vs. Louisville, 11
a.m. First serve tennis center
nbaseball vs. arkansas, 1:05
p.m. Fayetteville, ark.
n softball vs. tBa, tBa, ar-
rocha Ballpark
WoMens basketball Mens basketball
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
With 180 mens and womens teams, the 2007 intramural basketball tournaments flled seven diferent brackets. the top two teams in each
division get to play their championship game in allen Fieldhouse.
TracK and field
Three Jayhawks qualify
for Indoor Championships
It was announced Monday
that three Jayhawks qualifed
for this weekends NCAA Indoor
Championships.
Colby Wissel will run in the
3,000 meters, Egor Agafonov will
compete in the weight throw and
Kate Sultanova will compete in
the pole vault.
Wissel ran a school-record
7:53.08 Saturday to automati-
cally qualify for the champion-
ship meet. Both Agafonov and
Sultanova qualifed earlier this
season.
The NCAA Championships
begin Friday in Minneapolis.
Kansan StafReport
by MUrray evans
assOciaTed Press
OKLAHOMA CITY The
most dominant force in Big 12
Conference womens basketball this
season has been the leagues player
of the year, Oklahoma sophomore
sensation Courtney Paris.
Indeed, Paris figures to be an
inside force for the second-seeded
Sooners in the Big 12 tournament,
which starts Tuesday. But with the
postseason here, the Big 12 teams
that are playing the best are the ones
with strong point-guard play.
It looks like point guards have
been putting their teams on their
backs and carrying them, and thats
what great ones do. They want to
make plays. They want the ball in
their hands at crucial times, Texas
Tech coach Kristy Curry said.
After a midseason slump, 11th-
ranked Oklahoma (23-4) has won
five straight games after coach Sherri
Coale installed freshman Jenna
Plumley at the point. Oklahoma
State, winless in Big 12 play last
year, surged to an 8-8 league record,
a sixth-place finish and the NCAA
tournament bubble thanks in good
part to another freshman point
guard, Andrea Riley.
Fifth-seeded Iowa State (22-7)
has won five straight and features
the Big 12s assist leader in senior
Lyndsey Medders.
Junior AQuonesia Franklin
helped top-seeded and 13th-ranked
Texas A&M (23-5) go 5-0 this sea-
son against the leagues next three
seeds, Oklahoma, Baylor (24-6)
and Nebraska (22-8). Junior Angela
Tisdale has been a solid performer
for an 18th-ranked Baylor squad
only two years removed from a
national title.
Ive never had a great team with-
out a great point guard, Oklahoma
State coach Kurt Budke said. Youre
only as good as the leadership run-
ning your team.
Tuesdays first-round games
will pit Colorado against Texas
Tech, Iowa State against Kansas
State, Texas against Missouri and
Oklahoma State against Kansas.
The top four seeds received byes
and will play Wednesday against
Tuesdays winners.
big 12 basketball
Sooners rely on strong point guard
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team had bigger goals than just indi-
vidual honors and conference cham-
pionships.
He also didnt address the pos-
sibility that he could leave for the
NBA at the end of the season, saying
he refused to think about it at this
time.
Nobody should be thinking
about that, he said. This is what
weve been practicing for, so if youre
thinking about that, its not going to
be very good for the team.
On a team that seems to find a
new superstar every night, Wright
has provided a consistent presence
for the Jayhawks. His rebounds
and points are impressive, but he
also leads the team in blocks and is
ranked third in steals.
I feel like I can be a major con-
tributor during any stretch of the
game in any statistical category, he
said.
Kansan senior sportswriter Mi-
chael Phillips can be contacted at
mphillips@kansan.com.
Edited by Darla Slipke
Mens BasketBall
(continued from 1B)
Jayhawk lineup, Afenirs confidence
increased with each hit.
I think weve got to come out
strong, not play down, Afenir said.
But yeah I think well play good and
have another confidence booster.
The goal of this series of home
games is to prepare the Jayhawks to
take on powerhouse No. 10 Arkansas
(10-5) this weekend in Fayetteville,
Ark.
If we can get a couple of the
other guys get a couple of knocks
this week before we get to Arkansas,
Price said. Then we should have
the right frame of mind mentally
to play.
Kansan sportswriter Alissa Bauer
can be contacted at abauer@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Darla Slipke
BaseBall
(continued from 1B)
By shAwn shroyer
Baylor (9-6)
Up: Senior right-hander Jeff
Mandel (1-3) gave Baylor a strong
start against Pacific with seven
strikeouts in 6.2 innings, but the
Baylor offense failed to overcome
the mere three runs he allowed. The
Bears lost 3-1.
In the hole: Freshman Dustin
Dickerson gave the Bears little offen-
sively from the third spot in the
order. As Baylor lost two of three in
the Pacific State Bank Tiger Classic,
he went 0-for-10 with one RBI and
six strikeouts.
On deck: The Bears will play
host to the Quala-T Imprints Baylor
Classic this weekend and face San
Francisco, Mississippi State and
Winthrop.
Kansas State (10-2)
Up: Kansas State followed sopho-
more center fielder Byron Wileys
lead in the Lamar Classic. He went
7-for-9 with three RBI and four runs
in the Wildcats two victories and
0-for-4 in their only loss.
In the hole: Not that catchers
are meant to anchor an offense, but
Kansas State is getting no produc-
tion out of catchers Rob Vaughn and
Daniel Dellasega. The two went a
combined 2-for-14 with one RBI.
On deck: This weekend, Kansas
State will attempt what Kansas
couldnt do play host to North
Dakota State for a three-game
series.
Missouri (9-5)
Up: Sophomore starting pitch-
er Aaron Crow (2-0) shut out
Youngstown State over seven innings
while striking out six in game two
while senior first baseman John
McKee dominated Penguin pitch-
ing, going 5-for-10 with a home run
(2), eight RBI and four runs in the
series sweep.
In the hole: The mens basketball
team had its NCAA tournament
hopes dashed with a loss to Texas
A&M.
On deck: Missouri travels to
Dallas Saturday for a double-header
with Texas State and Dallas Baptist.
Nebraska (6-4)
Up: Junior second baseman Jake
Opitz was the lone bright spot for the
Huskers in the Stetson Invitational.
In losses to Iowa and Notre Dame,
he hit two home runs (2), driving in
seven runs and scoring three.
In the hole: Iowa and Notre Dame
hitters butchered the Nebraska
pitching staff. The Hawkeyes scored
12 runs on 11 hits and the Fighting
Irish run-ruled the Cornhuskers,
16-6.
On deck: Nebraska looks to jump
back into the Baseball America Top
25 as it heads to Alabama this week-
end to take on the Crimson Tide in
a three-game series.
Oklahoma (9-4)
Up: Team leader Aaron Reza
helped Oklahoma sweep a ranked
UC Riverside club, going 8-for-13
with a home run (1), eight RBI, four
runs and four stolen bases.
In the hole: Despite the Sooners
impressive seven-game winning
streak, they were snubbed from the
Baseball America Top 25 Poll.
On deck: Oklahoma will head
west this weekend for the Aztec
Invitational and play San Diego State,
No. 22 San Diego and Michigan.
No. 16 Oklahoma State (10-3)
Up: Junior outfielder Corey
Brown led the Cowboys on offense,
going 5-for-11 with a home run (4),
four RBI, six runs and three sto-
len bases, as Oklahoma State swept
Nicholls State.
In the hole: Freshman Andrew
Oliver (3-0) was the only Cowboy
pitcher to allow multiple runs, giv-
ing up four in 4.1 innings on Sunday.
Still, he earned the victory.
On deck: Oklahoma State begins
a nine-game home stand this week-
end with three games against No. 13
Pepperdine.
No. 12 Texas (12-6)
Up: Sophomore third baseman
Bradley Suttle led Texas in hits dur-
ing the weekend as it swept Oral
Roberts, going 9-for-13 with a home
run (3), four RBI and three runs.
In the hole: Junior right-hander
Adrian Alaniz (4-1) struggled in the
second game, throwing 82 pitches in
just 3.1 innings, earning a no-deci-
sion. He struck out five while allow-
ing one earned run on four hits and
two walks.
On deck: Texas will play host to
Miami, Ohio, this weekend for a
three-game set.
No. 18 Texas A&M (15-2)
Up: In Texas A&Ms victory on
Sunday, sophomore right-hander
Kyle Thebeau (1-0) struck out 10
in eight innings. In the first three
games of the Dominos Pizza Aggie
Baseball Classic all of which were
victories for Texas A&M junior
third baseman Blake Stouffer went
6-for-11 with seven RBI and two
runs.
In the hole: Sophomore center
fielder Kyle Colligan continued to
struggle, going 1-for-9 and leaving
seven runners on base.
On deck: Texas A&M closes its
non-conference schedule this week-
end with a three-game series against
Florida in College Station.
Texas Tech (12-5)
Up: In Texas Techs two victories
against Cal State Northridge, start-
ing pitchers AJ Ramos (4-1) and
Aaron Odom (3-0) combined for 18
strikeouts in 14 innings while allow-
ing only one run.
In the hole: Senior shortstop Kyle
Martin had a rough series, going 1-
for-13 with four strikeouts.
On deck: Texas Tech will play
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, No. 8
Rice and TCU in a tournament this
weekend in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Sources: Big12Sports.com&individual school
athletics sites.
Kansan sportswriter shawn
shroyer can be contacted at
sshroyer@kansan.com.
Edited by Sharla Shivers
BASeBAll
strong Baylor pitching not enough for victory
By hAnK KUrZ Jr.
AssociAted Press
RICHMOND, Va. With a
wild rally in the final two min-
utes, Virginia Commonwealth
did what all those big-confer-
ence powerhouses couldnt last
year knock off George Mason
in March.
Eric Maynor made two key
steals and scored nine straight
points down the stretch, send-
ing the top-seeded Rams to the
NCAA tournament with a 65-59
victory in the Colonial Athletic
Association championship game
Monday night.
Maynor scored on a steal and
layup, then was fouled and fin-
ished the three-point play with
1:55 left. He stole the ball on
the next possession and made
a layup to tie it with 1:46 to
go, then followed a miss by the
Patriots by driving and making a
leaner over Darryl Monroe with
46.5 seconds to play.
After the Rams Wil Fameni
swatted away a shot by the Folarin
Campbell, Maynor rebounded a
missed 3-pointer and was inten-
tionally fouled with 19.1 seconds
left. He made both free throws,
giving the Rams a 61-57 lead,
and they held on to win, claim-
ing their first automatic berth
in the NCAA tournament since
they also won in 2004.
The Patriots (18-15) made
a captivating run from at-large
entry to the Final Four last sea-
son, beating traditional powers
Michigan State, North Carolina
and Connecticut along the way.
The Rams (27-6), who set a
CAA record with 16 league wins
in the regular season, reached
the tournament in their first sea-
son under head coach Anthony
Grant. Grant was hired away
from NCAA champion Florida
after Jeff Capel left for Oklahoma
last April.
The Rams played from behind
much of the game, several times
rallying to pull even before the
Patriots pulled away again. The
last time came on a 5-0 run to
give George Mason a 57-52 lead
with 2:22 left, and this time VCU
didnt stop at getting even.
Maynor, who scored 14 of
his 20 points in the second half
and added seven rebounds and
four assists, made sure of it, and
was voted the tournaments most
valuable player.
Fameni added 13 points
and eight rebounds and Calvin
Roland scored 12 for VCU.
The Patriots got 12 points
from Dre Smith and 10 each
from Gabe Norwood and Will
Thomas, but they scored just
two points in the last 2:22 of the
game. VCU had 13.
Rolands free throw and basket
pulled the Rams even at 52, but
the Patriots responded as they
had all game, getting a three-
point play from Thomas and two
free throws from Campbell after
his steal and full court drive.
Then Maynor took over, and
the Patriots improbable run to
another tournament was over.
George Mason was the first
team in CAA history to play
four games in four nights, having
arrived as a sixth seed and beat-
ing No. 3 Hofstra and No. 2 Old
Dominion.
The Rams used an 8-2 run to
take a 49-47 lead with 5:22 left.
Roland started it with a dunk,
Fameni scored inside, Maynor
scored on a drive and Jesse
Pellot-Rosa scored on a putback.
But once again, the Patriots
answered. Norwood swished a
line-drive 3-pointer from the
right wing, and Thomas basket
inside gave Mason a 52-49 edge.
The Patriots scored six straight
early in the second half to open a
37-30 lead, their biggest to that
point. But the Rams answered
immediately, and Pellot-Rosas
rebound of his own missed
jumper and layup tied it at 37.
NcAA BASKeTBAll
Sophomore
leads victory over
George Mason
Reaching the top
scott k. Brown/associated Press
Colonial athletic association tournament MVP eric Maynor gets a ride on his teammates shoulders as they celebrate their 65-59 victory against
George Mason to win the CAA basketball championship in Richmond, Va. Monday.
MLB
Rangers defeat Rockies 8-2
despite hitters return
TUCSON, Ariz. Todd Helton
returned to the lineup and immedi-
ately fashed his sweet swing.
After missing two games with
infammation in his right knee, the
Colorado Rockies slugger had two
hits and an RBI on Monday in an
8-2 loss to the Texas Rangers.
Helton has said he will be more
cautious with nagging injuries this
spring and might not play as many
games. The frst baseman is 4-for-7
in three games.
Texas starter Robinson Tejeda
had few problems with the rest of
the Rockies lineup, pitching two
shutout innings. He allowed two
hits and struck out one.
Josh Rupe followed with two
scoreless innings. A.J. Murray,
recovering from shoulder surgery
a year ago, retired the side in the
eighth.
The Rangers went 15 innings
without giving up a run before
Colorado scored two unearned
runs in the ffth against Frank
Francisco.
Rockies starter Ubaldo Jimenez
yielded three runs and four hits in
three innings, striking out three.
Oscar Rivera allowed two runs in
two innings, but struck out fve.
Texas was led by former Colo-
rado catcher Miguel Ojeda, who hit
a two-run homer in the fourth of
Rivera for a 5-0 lead.
Ian Kinsler and Jerry Hairston Jr.
each had two hits and an RBI for
the Rangers. Hairston also stole
two bases and scored twice.
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her from playing a complete game.
She pulled down five rebounds, had
two assists and two steals to make it
quite possibly the best game of her
career.
When the freshmen came in,
they put a lot of pressure on them
to score, McIntosh said, I felt like
weve been here and we cant throw
all the load on them.
When Kansas faces Oklahoma
State in the first round of the Big
12 Tournament today, the freshmen
wont feel that pressure. Instead,
theyll be able to trust that McIntosh
will help them score points.
Kansan sportswriter Case Keefer
can be contacted at ckeefer@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Sharla Shivers
Mcintosh
(continued from 1B)
By Case Keefer
Kansas may have defeated
Missouri to end the regular season
Thursday, but the result ultimately
caused Oklahoma State to lose the
most.
Now, instead of facing a deflat-
ed Kansas State team in the first
round of the Big 12 Conference
Tournament in Oklahoma City
today, the Cowgirls will have to play
the surging Jayhawks.
Less than a month ago, it seemed
as if Kansas (10-19, 4-12) had
cemented itself at the bottom of the
Big 12 standings. Then the Jayhawks
went 4-3 to end the season and
passed Kansas State to move up to
the No. 11 seed in the tournament.
Everybody this time of the year
is playing for something, coach
Bonnie Henrickson said, Well be
ready, weve got good momentum
going into the
tournament.
As the
No. 6 seed,
O k l a h o ma
State (20-9, 8-
8) may need
an impressive
performance
in Oklahoma
City to get into
the NCAA
tournament.
K a n s a s ,
on the other hand, will be upset-
minded and seeking revenge. The
Cowgirls beat the Jayhawks 68-54
early in the conference season.
We get Oklahoma State, its
another shot at them and trying to
get a win. senior guard Shaquina
Mosley said, Its
like getting a
rematch.
With Mosley
as the floor gen-
eral the Jayhawks
have fared well
in rematches
recently. Their
last two victories
have come aveng-
ing early season
losses against
Kansas State and
Missouri.
Plus, much has changed since the
two teams last faced. Senior guards
Mosley and Sharita Smith didnt
even start in the game against the
Cowgirls.
Since then, both have started
nearly every game and Mosley is
averaging 16 points a game. Smith
has been pivotal defensively, hold-
ing virtually all of the players she
guarded to less than their season
average.
The Oklahoma State game
seems like such a long time ago,
Henrickson said. But they were
aggressive and jumped out on us
early. Weve got to better on Riley
and Green.
Guards Danielle Green and
Andrea Riley are two of Oklahoma
States most potent offensive play-
ers. They combined for 25 points
and eight assists last time against
Kansas. With Mosley and Smith
in the Jayhawk backcourt, the two
wont find it as easy to get into a
rhythm this time around.
Kansas knows its poor regular
season has placed it at a disad-
vantage in the tournament. The
Jayhawks, however, are determined
to use whatever means necessary to
end their season on a high note.
We dont want to be able to say
our last game we didnt give it our
all, junior forward Taylor McIntosh
said. So we want to go in there,
make a run and play as hard as we
can.
Kansan sportswriter Case Keefer
can be contacted at ckeefer@
kansan.com.
Edited by Darla Slipke
womens basketball
Jayhawks are tougher this time around
offense:
Oklahoma State brings a high-
powered and exciting offense to
the opening-round game against
Kansas. Freshman guard Andrea
Riley is the key to the offenses
ignition. The Big 12 Freshman of
the Year is averaging 13 points
and four assists per game. As an
added bonus, Rileys assist-to-turn-
over ratio is more than 1-to-1, an
exceptional stat for any point guard,
let alone a freshman. As a whole,
the Cowgirl offense is a balanced
and well-oiled machine, complete
with four players averaging double-
digit points per game. Kansas has
had a topsy-turvy season on the
offensive end. Most recently, the
Jayhawks enjoyed an outstanding
offensive outing in a 70-66 vic-
tory at Missouri. Junior forward
Taylor McIntosh and senior guard
Shaquina Mosley both had career-
high point totals. Freshman for-
ward Danielle McCray has started
to show some long-awaited consis-
tency lately, scoring in double-dig-
its in three of the last four games.
Advantage:
Defense:
Oklahoma States defense is
ranked second in the Big 12 for two
reasons: Riley and Maria Cordero.
Riley provides the quickness on the
perimeter and Cordero the tough-
ness under the basket. Cordero, a
junior center, has 20 blocked shots
to go along with 45 steals. Riley
will pester the Jayhawk guards con-
stantly with her quick hands and
impressive agility. Kansas defense
has improved throughout the con-
ference season. At the beginning of
the season, the Jayhawks lacked the
toughness and grit that lead to great
defense. Sharita Smiths emergence
solved that problem. The senior
guard provides little in the way
of offense, but never relents on
defense, a trait that will be useful
against the outstanding Oklahoma
State guards.
Advantage:
momentum:
Both teams enter the tourna-
ment on hot streaks. Kansas won
three of its final six games. The
teams spirit is high after spoiling
Missouris senior night celebration
last week, and Mosley and McIntosh
appear to be hitting their strides at
the perfect time. Oklahoma State
recovered from a mid-season col-
lapse to win the final three games
of the conference season. Victories
against Texas and Kansas State
were expected, but the Cowgirls
63-60 victory over Nebraska was
an impressive upset. Oklahoma
State brings a little bit of added
incentive to the Big 12 tournament:
An NCAA tournament bid. If the
Cowgirls manage to win one or two
games in Oklahoma City this week,
they will be in line for an at-large
bid to the Big Dance.
Advantage:
Asher Fusco
Edited by Joe Caponio
everybody this time of year is
playing for something. Well be
ready, weve got good
momentum going into the
tournament.
Bonnie Henrickson
Womens basketball coach
Hawks try to extend season
McIntosh, Mosley key to hopes of opening-round upset
womens basketball
By TIM reyNOLDs
assOCIaTeD Press
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.
Mark Wilson was a math major
at North Carolina and confesses that
one of his favorite things is crossing
off items on his to-do lists.
He can now erase the top entry on
that sheet of goals.
Wilson made a birdie to beat Jose
Coceres on the third playoff hole
and win the Honda Classic at PGA
National on Monday, the 32-year-
old players first PGA Tour victory
in 111 career tries. He won a four-
man playoff that began Sunday, was
interrupted by darkness, then ended
when he hit from 10 feet on the par-
3 17th hole.
I didnt sleep very good last night
at all just because I really wanted to
finish it off here and win, he said.
He got into the playoff with some
big putts Sunday: par from 45 feet
on the 16th hole, par from 8 feet
on the final regulation hole, then
a 30-footer in near-dark condi-
tions, remember on the playoff
first hole.
Some of his competitors acknowl-
edged buckling under pressure.
Wilson seemed cool the whole
way.
Maybe in these moments, Im
nervous, said Coceres, who also
lost a playoff to Fred Funk last week
at the tours stop in Mexico. Mr.
Wilson, he played very good.
With the win, Wilson got a
$990,000 winners check, an exemp-
tion through the 2009 season and a
reprieve from making an 11th con-
secutive trip to the tours qualifying
school. He also vaulted 179 spots to
No. 86 in the world rankings. And,
if he can stay in the top 10 on the
money list, he has a chance at play-
ing the Masters for the first time.
His caddie, Chris Jones, got two
things: a nice cut of Wilsons earn-
ings, and a huge sense of relief.
Wilson, Coceres, Boo Weekley
who missed a 3-foot par putt
Sunday on the 18th hole that would
have given him his first career win
and Camilo Villegas all finished
the 72 regulation holes at 5-under
275. But Wilsons score included a
two-stroke penalty from his round
of 66 on Friday, after Jones made a
major goof.
On the fifth tee Friday, Jones
overheard Villegas and his caddie
talking about club selection at that
par-3 hole. Jones blurted out, Its an
18-degree, referring to the hybrid
club that Wilson carries in his bag.
Offering advice to competitors
like that is against the rules, and
Wilson knew it. So he summoned
a rules official at the next hole and
docked himself two shots.
I felt like I almost cost us this
tournament Friday, said Jones, who
cried after Fridays round and was
fighting tears after Wilson got the
win Monday. But he hung in there
and knew I didnt mean to do it. It
was just a mental error. ... A lot of
guys wouldnt have even called it on
themselves.
pga
Golfer turns himself in, still wins
Broncos sign titan running back
nfl
By PaT GraHaM
assOCIaTeD Press
DENVER The Denver
Broncos and running back Travis
Henry have reached an agreement
on a five-year deal Monday with
$12 million in guaranteed bonuses.
Henry was released by the
Tennessee Titans on Saturday after
the two sides couldnt restructure a
contract that contained an $8.3 mil-
lion bonus that was due Monday.
He rushed for 1,211 yards and
seven touchdowns last season for
Tennessee.
The Broncos did not announce
the signing of Henry, which was
disclosed by a person familiar with
the deal who requested anonymity
because it had not yet been signed.
The Broncos were looking for
a running back after dealing last
seasons leading rusher Tatum Bell
to Detroit along with an offen-
sive lineman and a fifth-round pick
for cornerback Dre Bly.
The Broncos also signed special
teams player/fullback Paul Smith
to a three-year deal, Smiths agent
Steve Baker confirmed Monday.
Smith, 29, played last season for
the St. Louis Rams. He has 46 car-
ries for 210 yards in his career,
which includes three seasons with
Detroit and three more in San
Francisco.
Its a fantastic fit for Paul, Baker
said. Denver is running back heav-
en. They want him to be an impact
special teams player and help on
offense.
horoscope
10 is the easiest day, 0 the
most challenging.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 5
Let somebody else make the
trip and bring back whatever
you need. Even better, go to-
gether. Thats more fun than go-
ing alone. And more efective.
TAurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
Improve your skills and youll
soon see an increase in your
income. Its not incoming yet,
thats true, but it will be. Keep
the faith.
GeMini (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 6
Search far and wide for infor-
mation; gather as much as you
can. The answer youre seeking
looks, at frst, like it doesnt ft.
cAncer (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
Your work routine should be
pretty well established by now.
Set the wheels in motion, so
you can put your feet up and
supervise.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 6
Take time to relax. Catch up on
the news with friends and fam-
ily. Remember that supportive
listening gains more informa-
tion than talking.
VirGo (Aug. 23-sept. 22)
Today is an 8
Your workplace is humming.
Your money machine is crank-
ing out abundance. Turn it up
to full speed.
LibrA (sept. 23-oct. 22)
Today is a 7
Your natural tendency is to firt
with a very attractive person.
Doing it during business hours,
however, is dangerous. Keep
private things private.
scorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21)
Today is an 8
Your intuitions pretty good,
especially now. You can fnd
the money or other valuables,
wherever theyre hidden. Snif
them out.
sAGiTTArius (nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 5
Youre charming, fascinating
and intellectually stimulat-
ing. You dont give a fg about
working, however. This is fne, if
youre a professor of philosophy
or independently wealth. You
really should be both.
cApricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
Your next assignment requires
a change in your attitude. Look
at a task you thought was dis-
gusting as an opportunity.
AquArius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
Travel conditions are good now,
and meetings will be produc-
tive. Ideas suggested by the
group will inspire you to take
action.
pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
Counting your money and
paying bills is a bit easier now.
Theres also a link between do-
ing that and gaining authority,
which leads to making more
money.
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No. 1 Texas a&M
The Aggies enter the
conference tournament
on the heels of a four-
game winning streak
and their first Big 12 regular season
title. Big 12 Coach of the Year Gary
Blairs game plan revolves around
tough interior defense and a bal-
anced scoring attack. If Texas A&M
has one weak spot, it is its pedestrian
6-5 record away from home.
No. 2 oklahoma
Dont let the No. 2 seed-
ing fool you: The Sooners
are the best team in the Big
12. Oklahoma lost three
conference games and
ended up in second place by virtue
of a tiebreaker, but has the potential
to advance deep into both the Big 12
Tournament and the NCAA tourna-
ment. Center and Big 12 Player of
the Year Courtney Paris is certainly
the most dominant player in the Big
12, and perhaps in the entire nation.
No. 3 baylor
Baylor has remained
a staple in the Top 25
this season because of
forward Bernice Mosby.
After transferring from
Florida, Mosby was named Big 12
Newcomer of the Year and averaged
18.1 points per game. The Bears are
not great on defense, but outscored
their opponents often enough to fin-
ish 24-6 overall.
No. 4 Nebraska
The Cornhuskers
endured an ugly four-
game losing streak late
in the season but man-
aged to hold on to the fourth seed.
The senior leadership provided by
forward Chelsea Aubry and guard
Kiera Hardy will be the key for
Nebraska in the postseason. The
pair gives Nebraska an inside-out-
side combination that totaled 25
points per game this season.
No. 5 Iowa state
Despite guard
Lyndsey Medders 35
percent mark from the
field, the senior still
managed to make the All-Big 12
first team and led the Cyclones to
five consecutive wins to close out
the season. The late run placed Iowa
State in a perfect position: A first
place match-up against a Kansas
State team that is falling apart at the
seams.
No. 6 oklahoma
state
Oklahoma States
8-8 conference record
does not illustrate how strong the
team truly is. The Cowgirls finished
the regular season ranked third in
the conference in scoring margin.
Basically, Oklahoma State either
blew out the opposition or bare-
ly lost. Oklahoma State has some
additional motivation: An at-large
NCAA bid may be possible if they
earn a first-round victory.
No. 7 Texas
At the beginning
of the decade, coach
Jody Conradt had turned Texas into
a perennial national title contend-
er. Those days are no longer. Texas
stumbled to a 6-10 conference record
and will most likely need to win the
Big 12 Tournament to secure a spot
in the NCAA tournament. Based
on talent alone, Texas has a shot at
advancing deep into the conference
tournament.
No. 8 colorado
Colorado managed
to win six conference
games on the shoulders
of forward Jackie McFarland. The
All-Big 12 First Team honoree aver-
aged 17 points and 11 rebounds per
contest during the regular season.
Other than McFarland, the Buffaloes
do not possess any other threats to
speak of.
No. 9 Texas Tech
After a 5-3 start in con-
ference play, things turned
sour for the Lady Raiders.
They dropped seven of
their final eight games and slid into
the bottom-third of the standings.
Techs biggest problem is its inability
to score consistently.
No. 10 Missouri
Missouris 5-11
conference record can
be blamed on shaky
guard play. All season long, forwards
Tiffany Brooks and EeTisha Riddle
have combined to be one of the most
physically imposing frontcourt duos
in the Big 12. If the Tigers receive any
positive contribution from offensively
challenged guard Blair Hardiek, they
have a chance to be the Cinderella
team.
No. 11 Kansas
The story of Kansas
season is one of the
more intriguing in the
conference this year.
After falling to 0-9 in conference,
Kansas received boosts from senior
guard Shaquina Mosley and a bevy
of freshmen during a late stretch that
pulled the team from the bottom of
the conference standings.
No. 12 Kansas
state
This has been a
frustrating year for the
Wildcats. They started
the season 15-2 and even entered the
Top 25. Then forward Marlies Gipson
suffered a season-ending knee injury,
which effectively ended the teams
season as well. They won just two of
their final 13 games on the way to the
bottom seed in the tournament.
Edited by Joe Caponio
woMeNs basKeTball
Sooners look like team to beat in tournament
Nhl
Penguins shuffle closer to
moving to Kansas City
By ALAN ROBINSON
ASSOcIAted pReSS
PITTSBURGH The Penguins
moved a step closer to leaving
Pittsburgh, declaring an impasse
Monday in their new arena nego-
tiations with state and local leaders
and saying they will actively pursue
relocation.
The breakdown in arena talks
came only three days after Gov. Ed
Rendell said he felt an agreement
was close. It also increases the pos-
sibility the Penguins will be playing
in Kansas City next season.
We have made a single-minded
effort to bring this new arena to a
successful conclusion and keep the
team in Pittsburgh, owners Mario
Lemieux and Ron Burkle said in a
letter to Rendell and local govern-
ment officials. ... Our good-faith
efforts have not produced a deal,
however, and have only added more
anxiety to what we thought at best
was a risky proposition for us mov-
ing forward.
In the letter, Lemieux and Burkle
put the blame for the impasse on
government officials, arguing they
agreed to pay $120 million over 30
years to help build a $290 million
arena and cover construction cost
overruns, yet still have not reached
a deal.
NHL commissioner Gary
Bettman became involved in the
talks several weeks ago, but also has
been unable to finalize an agree-
ment.
We can do no more, Lemieux,
the longtime Penguins star, and
Burkle said in the letter.
The Penguins had an agree-
ment with Isle of Capri Casinos to
build the arena at no expense to
the team or taxpayers in exchange
for a license to build a Pittsburgh
slots casino, but a state board in
December chose a competing bid.
On Jan. 4, the team, state, city
and Allegheny County began nego-
tiating an alternate arena funding
plan.
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